Thursday, August 25, 2011

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Microsoft denies existence of ‘post-PC’ era

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

A post-PC era? Pish. It’s a PC-plus era, of course. But then Microsoft would say that. There has been much talk of late about the world entering the post-PC era, with smartphones, tablets, and other devices meaning the time of the personal computer is drawing to a close. Microsoft is having none of it, obviously, [...]

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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, so is it time to ditch the company before it starts floundering?

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple, with Tim Cook taking over the position effective immediately. It may be time to ditch the company. Sell, sell sell, before it’s too late!!! The man who took Apple from the brink of bankruptcy up to being the richest company in the world has resigned as CEO [...]

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Indie devs sick of Xbox’s heavy-handed policies: Sony Pub Fund the answer?

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:20 PM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

In the past, Microsoft's heavy-handed policies drew criticism when it came to Xbox Live. Developers have complained that Xbox Live is like a "slaughterhouse" for smaller indie studios. Indie developer, Hello Games complained that XBLA is a slaughterhouse from smaller developers last year. The studio went on to release the wildly successful Joe Danger title [...]

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If you are into photography why not enter a contest

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT


Categories: PHOTO.BLORGE

There are three photography competitions that are accepting submissions until September 30th of this year.  Two of them allow you to enter your photographs into specific categories like Wildlife, Friends and Family, Architecture and Food.  Each contest has different rules and requirements for submissions. The Aerial America Photo Contest is sponsored by The Smithsonian Channel.  [...]

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Steve Jobs resigns

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

The day so many of us have dreaded is here. In a nutshell, Apple co-founder and CEO is leaving the company because he can no longer fulfill his duties. Thereupon, given his long fight with cancer, the transplant and ongoing medical leave from the company, there’s really only one conclusion to jump to here. Business [...]

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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, so is it time to ditch the company before it dies?

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple, with Tim Cook taking over the position effective immediately. It may be time to ditch the company. Sell, sell sell, before it’s too late!!! The man who took Apple from the brink of bankruptcy up to being the richest company in the world has resigned as CEO [...]

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Sprint’s salvation at hand, unlimited data doomed

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

We’ve seen this movie before, but the back story is very, very different this time around. Back then AT&T was the one and only iPhone carrier in the US. Now, Verizon’s got it and Ma Bell would pay Apple to get the iPhone on Sprint, anything to get federal regulators to approve their acquisition of [...]

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Woot’s in a word?

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

The latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary is published this month. Not surprisingly, it’s more topical updates are dominated by tech words. The dictionary is one of the leading single-volume dictionaries and is often used as an argument settler in word games. Although it’s only intended to reflect language usage rather than prescribe [...]

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